Try to move the images to another machine and try to open it again. This error message also a indication of corrupt file.ģ. In some cases, it also shows following error message, 'Can't read file header'. Download and install irfanview - do you still get the same message?

Click Ok, all your images will open in Windows default photo viewer.Ģ. In ‘Open with’ window, open Other Programs and select Windows Photo Viewer as default program or other program which you want to open with.Ĭ. Right click of the images, open properties, click Change.ī. In Default Programs, you can set default programs accordingly to your choice. Open Default Programs by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Default Programs. You can do it by changing the default program which Windows uses as default. Try to open them in another program and resave them. “Windows Photo Viewer can't open this picture because the file appears to be damaged, corrupted, or is too large.” Have you ever suffer with this error message when you are trying to view your pictures in Windows Photo Viewer/Gallery:

File system error when opening pictures